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#48: The Network Behind the Waterway: How LOMA keeps traffic moving

March 3, 2026 Christopher Kieffer Civil Works, Podcast episodes 0:24:04 Comments Off on #48: The Network Behind the Waterway: How LOMA keeps traffic moving

Built on Automatic Identification System vessel broadcasts and supported by a nationwide network of fixed receiver sites and mobile trailer deployments, the Lock Operations Management Application (LOMA) helps lock operators and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers districts better understand vessel traffic, anticipate delays and communicate changing conditions to mariners. Dr. Marin Kress of ERDC’s Coastal…

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Video: #48: LOMA

March 3, 2026 Christopher Kieffer Civil Works, video podcasts Comments Off on Video: #48: LOMA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCQbT9Ozj0w Built on Automatic Identification System vessel broadcasts and supported by a nationwide network of fixed receiver sites and mobile trailer deployments, the Lock Operations Management Application (LOMA) helps lock operators and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers districts better understand vessel traffic, anticipate delays and communicate changing conditions to mariners. Dr. Marin Kress of ERDC’s…

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Podcast Resources: #48: LOMA

March 3, 2026 Christopher Kieffer Civil Works, Podcast resources Comments Off on Podcast Resources: #48: LOMA

Listen to Episode 48 to hear Dr. Marin Kress of ERDC’s Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory explain how LOMA provides real-time situational awareness across the nation’s inland waterways. Watch a video of the episode. MORE INFORMATION: Virtual Aids to Navigation (VATONs) from the USACE LOMA Program, 2018–2023. ERDC Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering Technical Note describing the…

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#48: The Network Behind the Waterway: How LOMA keeps traffic moving

March 3, 2026 Christopher Kieffer Civil Works 0:24:04 0 Comments

Built on Automatic Identification System vessel broadcasts and supported by a nationwide network of fixed receiver sites and mobile trailer deployments, the Lock Operations Management Application (LOMA) helps lock operators and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers districts better understand vessel traffic, anticipate delays and communicate changing conditions to mariners. Dr. Marin Kress of ERDC’s Coastal…

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